Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25

for the purpose of establishing true meri-
dian lines.
Prof. Peter Collier, formerly connected
with the university of Vermont and State
board of agriculture and afterward chem
ist of the department of agriculture at
Washington, has gained his suit in the
court of claims for $1,000. claimed to be
due him for services rendered as expert
in Analysing sugars for the treasury de-
partment.
a colored woman, Adelia Thompson.
40 years old,w arrested at Rutland Mon
day night. She had been threatening
people with loaded revolver. She claim
ed to be private detective, and said that
for fourteen years man had been follow
ing her, trying to murder her. She has
been declared insane and sent to the asv-
lum.
). l.. Griffith and Griffith & Mcintyre
have 100 horse teams and 20 yoke of OK
en- at work this winter drawing lumber
from off the mountains down to the cars
at their works at Dandy, to be shipped
away. Although the snow has hindered
them some the teams have drawn on an
average from $4,000 to 1000 feet of um-
Der per day.
Thomas F. Meagher, for whom a war
rant is out for the murder of Charles A.
Hawkes. at Bennington last December by
pushing him from building. died Satur-
day night at his fathers house in North
Bennington of consumption. 1t is said
that he has been securely hidden and
cared for at his fathers for five weeks or
more. Meagher's life was insured for
$4,000.
Major John A. Salisbury of Rutland
died on Sunday at the age of 80 wears.
When young man he went around the
Horn TO San Francisco and remained in
California two years, and also resided for
some time in Iowa. He went to the front
in the rebellion as a captain in the tenth
Vermont volunteers, was in nineteen hard
fought battles, and at Cold Harbor was
brevetted major for gallantry. Since the
war he had been engaged in hotel enter
prises.
The building at Swanton occupied by
Beeman Brothers, manufacturers of
buckles and suspender trimmings. and by
the Swanton Suspender company. was
wholly destroyed by fire Monday evening,
involving loss of about $4,000 Bee
man Brothers lose $4,000 to $50, 900. in
sured for $1,000. The Suspender COM
pany's loss is S20.0D0. insured for $1,000.
{. +. Smith loses on the building $1,000.
insured for $500. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
At its annual meeting in Burlington.
Friday, these officers were elected by the
Vermont State Dental society for the en-
suing year: President. DIR. +. +. Nc
Govern of Nergennes: first vice-presi-
dent, DR.. W. ii. Spencer of Poultnev !:
second vice-president. DR.. G.. W. Hoff-
man of White River Junction. secretary.
DR.. L. Mound of Rutland: treasurer. DR..
w. II. Munsell of Wells River: executive
committee, DR.. w. II. Curtis of Hard
wick, DR.. F. NJ. Schell of Rutland and
DR.. George F. Cheney of st. Johnsbury.
The society voted to hold its next meet
ing at st. JOhnsbury on the third We'd
nesday in March, lSss.
The State board of commissioners to
buy site for the Bennington battle
monument spent two days of last week
in Bennington with the result that a
written refusal was taken of five parcels
of land for the monument site, this con-
shutting about one-half the amount of
land which it is proposed TO acquire
The remainder was left open to consider
alton. The intention of the board is to
procure site of about three acres, which
will be laid out as a park in the center of
which the monument will stand. The
President of the United States and the
governor of Vermont have Jointly APP
proved of the erection of monument
$50 feet high, instead of one of 300 feet
as the association at first proposed.
Thirty-nine foreign fire insurance COM
panes, representing several hundred
million dollars. were licensed by the in
surance commissioners to transact bust
ness in this State for the year ending
March 81. 1887. Four home fire COM
panies. representing capital and having
assets amounting to $1,000. 600, were also
licensed, The total amount of risks
written by the tW0 score foreign and
home insurance companies licensed in
1856 was, in round numbers. 81 $50 900,
the premiums and assessments paid there
on by policy holders being $685., 900. The
value of property burned in 1886 in Yer
mont was nearly 800, 900, on which the
insurance was some $40 900, or less than
one-half of the value of the property.
The losses by fire above insurance footed
up nearly $780, 900. There were los fires
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